VS 600x125 · Weight & Dimensions

BR — Wide Flange (I-beam)

Wide flange beams (W shapes / I-beams) are the most common structural steel profile used in building construction. They are used for beams, columns, and girders in steel-framed buildings and bridges. Designed per AISC 360, Eurocode 3, and NBR 8800.

Also known as: VS 600x125 (México) · Doble T VS 600x125 (Argentina / LATAM) · UB 600 (UK / Australia)

The VS 600x125 steel profile weighs 124.8 kg/m (83.87 lb/ft), has a depth of 600 mm (23.62 in), flange width 300 mm (11.81 in). Cross-sectional area: 15,896 mm². Moment of inertia Ix = 108,072.8 cm⁴, Iy = 8,552.4 cm⁴.

Cross-section (not to scale)

Dimensions

Property	Metric	Imperial
Depth (h)	600 mm	23.62 in
Width (b)	300 mm	11.81 in
Web thickness (tw)	8 mm	0.31 in
Flange thickness (tf)	19 mm	0.75 in
Weight	124.8 kg/m	83.87 lb/ft

Section Properties

Property	Metric	Imperial
Area (A)	15,896 mm²	24.639 in²
Moment of inertia (Ix)	108,072.8 cm⁴	2596.45 in⁴
Moment of inertia (Iy)	8,552.4 cm⁴	205.47 in⁴
Elastic section modulus (Sx)	3,602.43 cm³	219.835 in³
Elastic section modulus (Sy)	570.16 cm³	34.793 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zx)	3,943.39 cm³	240.641 in³
Plastic section modulus (Zy)	863.99 cm³	52.724 in³
Radius of gyration (rx)	26.07 cm	10.264 in
Radius of gyration (ry)	7.33 cm	2.886 in